Science and art at the National Gallery’s Copernicus exhibition

A painting of the Polish astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus is currently on display in the UK for the first time ever.
The painting, Astronomer Copernicus, on display in the National Gallery is also by one of Poland’s most famous painters, Jan Matejko’s (1838–1893), and while much-lauded at home, he is rather less well known outside his home country.The painting, a huge canvas, was painted in 1873 to mark created to celebrate that year’s 400th anniversary of Copernicus&rsquo